VOA News Corrects Headline: No Israeli Plans For 'Thousands' of East Jerusalem Homes

CAMERA's Israel office on Thursday prompted correction of a Voice of America News headline which incorrectly asserted: "Israel Approves Thousands of Settlement Homes in East Jerusalem."

CAMERA pointed out to VOA editors that the accompanying AP article correctly reports that the number of new homes approved in a Jewish neighborhood across the Green Line in Jerusalem is 176, not thousands.

The AP reported:

Israel on Wednesday approved construction of nearly 200 new homes in a Jewish housing development of east Jerusalem, pushing ahead with a recent spike of settlement construction. . . .

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat's office said the city's planning committee had approved 176 new homes in Nof Zion, a Jewish housing development that abuts the Arab neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber.

AP's own headline for this story did not include the erroneous figure of thousands. It was: "Israel approves settlement homes in East Jerusalem."

In response to communication from CAMERA, VOA editors quickly amended the headline, removing the erroneous reference to "thousands" of homes. It now states: "Israel Approves More Settlement Homes in East Jerusalem."

For additional Voice of America corrections prompted by CAMERA, please see here.